Code refactoring for Java 8

Ant-Common.xml

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
      <attribute name="timeOut" default="15000"/>
      <attribute name="msg" default=""/>
      <sequential>
-        <echo>Running: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo>[${chapter}] Running: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
-        <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">Running: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">[${chapter}] Running: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
         <java
           classname="@{cls}"
           classpath="${java.class.path};${basedir};${basedir}/.."
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           output="${antoutput}" append="true">
             <arg line="@{arguments}"/>
         </java>
-        <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">Finished: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">[${chapter}] Finished: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
         <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">@{msg}&#13;</echo>
         <echo file="${antoutput}" append="true">--------------------------------&#13;</echo>
      </sequential>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
      <attribute name="timeOut" default="15000"/>
      <attribute name="msg" default=""/>
      <sequential>
-        <echo>Running: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo>[${chapter}] Running: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
-        <echo append="true">Running: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo append="true">[${chapter}] Running: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
         <java
           classname="@{cls}"
           classpath="${java.class.path};${basedir};${basedir}/.."
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
           >
             <arg line="@{arguments}"/>
         </java>
-        <echo append="true">Finished: ${chapter} @{cls}&#13;</echo>
+        <echo append="true">[${chapter}] Finished: java @{cls} @{arguments}&#13;</echo>
         <echo append="true">@{msg}&#13;</echo>
         <echo append="true">--------------------------------&#13;</echo>
      </sequential>

arrays/GeneratorsTest.java

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ public class GeneratorsTest {
         for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
           System.out.printf(g.next() + " ");
         System.out.println();
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }

concurrency/ActiveObjectDemo.java

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public class ActiveObjectDemo {
         if(f.isDone()) {
           try {
             print(f.get());
-          } catch(Exception e) {
+          } catch(InterruptedException |
+                  ExecutionException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
           }
           results.remove(f);

concurrency/GreenhouseScheduler.java

@@ -137,12 +137,10 @@ public class GreenhouseScheduler {
         if(rand.nextInt(5) == 4)
           tempDirection = -tempDirection;
         // Store previous value:
-        lastTemp = lastTemp +
+        lastTemp += tempDirection * (1.0f + rand.nextFloat());
-          tempDirection * (1.0f + rand.nextFloat());
         if(rand.nextInt(5) == 4)
           humidityDirection = -humidityDirection;
-        lastHumidity = lastHumidity +
+        lastHumidity += humidityDirection * rand.nextFloat();
-          humidityDirection * rand.nextFloat();
         // Calendar must be cloned, otherwise all
         // DataPoints hold references to the same lastTime.
         // For a basic object like Calendar, clone() is OK.

concurrency/InterruptingIdiom.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Blocked3 implements Runnable {
             print("Calculating");
             // A time-consuming, non-blocking operation:
             for(int i = 1; i < 2500000; i++)
-              d = d + (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
+              d += (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
             print("Finished time-consuming operation");
           } finally {
             n2.cleanup();

concurrency/Pool.java

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class Pool<T> {
       try {
         // Assumes a default constructor:
         items.add(classObject.newInstance());
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
   }

concurrency/ResponsiveUI.java

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class UnresponsiveUI {
   private volatile double d = 1;
   public UnresponsiveUI() throws Exception {
     while(d > 0)
-      d = d + (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
+      d += (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
     System.in.read(); // Never gets here
   }
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class ResponsiveUI extends Thread {
   @Override
   public void run() {
     while(true) {
-      d = d + (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
+      d += (Math.PI + Math.E) / d;
     }
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

concurrency/SynchronizationComparisons.java

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ abstract class Accumulator {
         accumulate();
       try {
         barrier.await();
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InterruptedException |
+              BrokenBarrierException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ abstract class Accumulator {
         value = read();
       try {
         barrier.await();
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InterruptedException |
+              BrokenBarrierException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ abstract class Accumulator {
     }
     try {
       barrier.await();
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InterruptedException |
+            BrokenBarrierException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
     duration = System.nanoTime() - start;

containers/CountedString.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class CountedString {
     CountedString[] cs = new CountedString[5];
     for(int i = 0; i < cs.length; i++) {
       cs[i] = new CountedString("hi");
-      map.put(cs[i], i); // Autobox int -> Integer
+      map.put(cs[i], i); // Autobox int to Integer
     }
     print(map);
     for(CountedString cstring : cs) {

containers/TypesForSets.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //: containers/TypesForSets.java
 // Methods necessary to put your own type in a Set.
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.*;
 
 class SetType {
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ public class TypesForSets {
       for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
           set.add(
             type.getConstructor(int.class).newInstance(i));
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(NoSuchMethodException |
+            SecurityException |
+            InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException |
+            IllegalArgumentException |
+            InvocationTargetException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
     return set;

control/StringSwitch.java

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ public class StringSwitch {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     String color = "red";
     // Old way: using if-then
-    if(color == "red") {
+    if("red".equals(color)) {
       print("RED");
-    } else if(color == "green") {
+    } else if("green".equals(color)) {
       print("GREEN");
-    } else if(color == "blue") {
+    } else if("blue".equals(color)) {
       print("BLUE");
-    } else if(color == "yellow") {
+    } else if("yellow".equals(color)) {
       print("YELLOW");
     } else {
       print("Unknown");

enumerated/EnumMaps.java

@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ public class EnumMaps {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     EnumMap<AlarmPoints,Command> em =
       new EnumMap<>(AlarmPoints.class);
-    em.put(KITCHEN, (Command) () -> {
+    em.put(KITCHEN, () -> print("Kitchen fire!"));
-      print("Kitchen fire!");
+    em.put(BATHROOM, () -> print("Bathroom alert!"));
-    });
-    em.put(BATHROOM, (Command) () -> {
-      print("Bathroom alert!");
-    });
     for(Map.Entry<AlarmPoints,Command> e : em.entrySet()) {
       printnb(e.getKey() + ": ");
       e.getValue().action();

exceptions/DynamicFields.java

@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ public class DynamicFields {
       print("df: " + df);
       print("df.getField(\"d\") : " + df.getField("d"));
       Object field = df.setField("d", null); // Exception
-    } catch(NoSuchFieldException e) {
+    } catch(NoSuchFieldException | 
-      e.printStackTrace(System.out);
+            DynamicFieldsException e) {
-    } catch(DynamicFieldsException e) {
       e.printStackTrace(System.out);
     }
   }

exceptions/LostMessage.java

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public class LostMessage {
       } finally {
         lm.dispose();
       }
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(VeryImportantException | 
+            HoHumException e) {
       System.out.println(e);
     }
   }

exceptions/TurnOffChecking.java

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class WrapCheckedException {
         case 2: throw new RuntimeException("Where am I?");
         default: return;
       }
-    } catch(Exception e) { // Adapt to unchecked:
+    } catch(IOException | RuntimeException e) {
+      // Adapt to unchecked:
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

generics/Apply.java

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ public class Apply {
     try {
       for(T t: seq)
         f.invoke(t, args);
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(IllegalAccessException | 
+            IllegalArgumentException | 
+            InvocationTargetException e) {
       // Failures are programmer errors
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ class FilledList<T> extends ArrayList<T> {
       for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
         // Assumes default constructor:
         add(type.newInstance());
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

generics/Fill.java

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ public class Fill {
       // Assumes default constructor:
       try {
         collection.add(classToken.newInstance());
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
   }

generics/Fill2.java

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public class Fill2 {
     for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
       try {
         addable.add(classToken.newInstance());
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
   }

generics/GenericArray2.java

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ public class GenericArray2<T> {
     System.out.println();
     try {
       Integer[] ia = gai.rep();
-    } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
+    } catch(Exception e) { 
+      System.out.println(e);
+    }
   }
 } /* Output: (Sample)
 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

generics/InstantiateGenericType.java

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ class ClassAsFactory<T> {
   public ClassAsFactory(Class<T> kind) {
     try {
       x = kind.newInstance();
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

generics/LatentReflection.java

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class CommunicateReflectively {
       } catch(NoSuchMethodException e) {
         print(speaker + " cannot sit");
       }
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(SecurityException | 
+            IllegalAccessException | 
+            IllegalArgumentException | 
+            InvocationTargetException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(speaker.toString(), e);
     }
   }

generics/coffee/CoffeeGenerator.java

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ implements Generator<Coffee>, Iterable<Coffee> {
       return (Coffee)
         types[rand.nextInt(types.length)].newInstance();
       // Report programmer errors at run time:
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

gui/Button2b.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class Button2b extends JFrame {
     b1 = new JButton("Button 1"),
     b2 = new JButton("Button 2");
   private JTextField txt = new JTextField(10);
-  private ActionListener bl = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+  private ActionListener bl = e -> {
     String name1 = ((JButton)e.getSource()).getText();
     txt.setText(name1);
   };

gui/ButtonGroups.java

@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ public class ButtonGroups extends JFrame {
           kind.getConstructor(String.class);
         // Create a new object:
         ab = (AbstractButton)ctor.newInstance(id);
-      } catch(Exception ex) {
+      } catch(NoSuchMethodException |
+              SecurityException |
+              InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException |
+              IllegalArgumentException |
+              InvocationTargetException ex) {
         System.err.println("can't create " + kind);
       }
       bg.add(ab);

gui/CheckBoxes.java

@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ public class CheckBoxes extends JFrame {
     cb2 = new JCheckBox("Check Box 2"),
     cb3 = new JCheckBox("Check Box 3");
   public CheckBoxes() {
-    cb1.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    cb1.addActionListener(e -> trace("1", cb1));
-      trace("1", cb1);
+    cb2.addActionListener(e -> trace("2", cb2));
-    });
+    cb3.addActionListener(e -> trace("3", cb3));
-    cb2.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
-      trace("2", cb2);
-    });
-    cb3.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
-      trace("3", cb3);
-    });
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());
     add(new JScrollPane(t));
     add(cb1);

gui/ComboBoxes.java

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ public class ComboBoxes extends JFrame {
     "Somnescent", "Timorous", "Florid", "Putrescent"
   };
   private JTextField t = new JTextField(15);
-  private JComboBox c = new JComboBox();
+  private JComboBox<String> c = new JComboBox<>();
   private JButton b = new JButton("Add items");
   private int count = 0;
   public ComboBoxes() {
     for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
       c.addItem(description[count++]);
     t.setEditable(false);
-    b.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b.addActionListener(e -> {
       if(count < description.length)
         c.addItem(description[count++]);
     });
-    c.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    c.addActionListener(e -> {
       t.setText("index: "+ c.getSelectedIndex() + "   " +
         ((JComboBox)e.getSource()).getSelectedItem());
     });

gui/Dialogs.java

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ class MyDialog extends JDialog {
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());
     add(new JLabel("Here is my dialog"));
     JButton ok = new JButton("OK");
-    ok.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    ok.addActionListener(e ->
-      dispose(); // Closes the dialog
+      dispose()); // Closes the dialog
-    });
     add(ok);
     setSize(150,125);
   }
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ public class Dialogs extends JFrame {
   private JButton b1 = new JButton("Dialog Box");
   private MyDialog dlg = new MyDialog(null);
   public Dialogs() {
-    b1.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b1.addActionListener(e -> dlg.setVisible(true));
-      dlg.setVisible(true);
-    });
     add(b1);
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {

gui/Faces.java

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class Faces extends JFrame {
     };
     jb = new JButton("JButton", faces[3]);
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());
-    jb.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    jb.addActionListener(e -> {
       if(mad) {
         jb.setIcon(faces[3]);
         mad = false;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class Faces extends JFrame {
     jb.setDisabledIcon(faces[4]);
     jb.setToolTipText("Yow!");
     add(jb);
-    jb2.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    jb2.addActionListener(e -> {
       if(jb.isEnabled()) {
         jb.setEnabled(false);
         jb2.setText("Enable");

gui/HTMLButton.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class HTMLButton extends JFrame {
     "<html><b><font size=+2>" +
     "<center>Hello!<br><i>Press me now!");
   public HTMLButton() {
-    b.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b.addActionListener(e -> {
       add(new JLabel("<html>" +
               "<i><font size=+4>Kapow!"));
       // Force a re-layout to include the new label:

gui/InterruptableLongRunningCallable.java

@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ InterruptableLongRunningCallable extends JFrame {
   private TaskManager<String,CallableTask> manager =
     new TaskManager<>();
   public InterruptableLongRunningCallable() {
-    b1.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b1.addActionListener(e -> {
       CallableTask task = new CallableTask();
       manager.add(task);
       System.out.println(task + " added to the queue");
     });
-    b2.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b2.addActionListener(e -> {
       for(String result : manager.purge())
         System.out.println(result);
     });
-    b3.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b3.addActionListener(e -> {
       // Sample call to a Task method:
       for(TaskItem<String,CallableTask> tt : manager)
         tt.task.id(); // No cast required

gui/InterruptableLongRunningTask.java

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ public class InterruptableLongRunningTask extends JFrame {
   ExecutorService executor =
     Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
   public InterruptableLongRunningTask() {
-    b1.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b1.addActionListener(e -> {
       Task task = new Task();
       executor.execute(task);
       System.out.println(task + " added to the queue");
     });
-    b2.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b2.addActionListener(e -> {
       executor.shutdownNow(); // Heavy-handed
     });
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());

gui/List.java

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ public class List extends JFrame {
     "Praline Cream", "Mud Pie"
   };
   private int count = 0;
-  private DefaultListModel lItems = new DefaultListModel();
+  private DefaultListModel<String> lItems =
-  private JList lst = new JList(lItems);
+    new DefaultListModel<>();
+  private JList<String> lst = new JList<>(lItems);
   private JTextArea t =
     new JTextArea(flavors.length, 20);
   private JButton b = new JButton("Add Item");
-  private ActionListener bl = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+  private ActionListener bl = e -> {
     if(count < flavors.length) {
       lItems.add(0, flavors[count++]);
     } else {
@@ -27,12 +28,11 @@ public class List extends JFrame {
       b.setEnabled(false);
     }
   };
-  private ListSelectionListener ll =
+  private ListSelectionListener ll = e -> {
-    (ListSelectionEvent e) -> {
+    if(e.getValueIsAdjusting()) return;
-      if(e.getValueIsAdjusting()) return;
+    t.setText("");
-      t.setText("");
+    for(Object item : lst.getSelectedValuesList())
-      for(Object item : lst.getSelectedValues())
+      t.append(item + "\n");
-        t.append(item + "\n");
   };
   public List() {
     t.setEditable(false);

gui/LongRunningTask.java

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ public class LongRunningTask extends JFrame {
     b1 = new JButton("Start Long Running Task"),
     b2 = new JButton("End Long Running Task");
   public LongRunningTask() {
-    b1.addActionListener((ActionEvent evt) -> {
+    b1.addActionListener(e -> {
       try {
         TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(3);
-      } catch(InterruptedException e) {
+      } catch(InterruptedException ex) {
         System.out.println("Task interrupted");
         return;
       }
       System.out.println("Task completed");
     });
-    b2.addActionListener((ActionEvent evt) -> {
+    b2.addActionListener(e -> {
       // Interrupt yourself?
       Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
     });

gui/LookAndFeel.java

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class LookAndFeel extends JFrame {
     new JLabel("JLabel"),
     new JCheckBox("JCheckBox"),
     new JRadioButton("Radio"),
-    new JComboBox(choices),
+    new JComboBox<String>(choices),
-    new JList(choices),
+    new JList<String>(choices),
   };
   public LookAndFeel() {
     super("Look And Feel");
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ public class LookAndFeel extends JFrame {
         try {
           UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.
             getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
-        } catch(Exception e) {
+        } catch(ClassNotFoundException |
+                InstantiationException |
+                IllegalAccessException |
+                UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
           e.printStackTrace();
         }
         break;
@@ -43,7 +46,10 @@ public class LookAndFeel extends JFrame {
         try {
           UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.
             getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
-        } catch(Exception e) {
+        } catch(ClassNotFoundException |
+                InstantiationException |
+                IllegalAccessException |
+                UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
           e.printStackTrace();
         }
         break;
@@ -51,7 +57,10 @@ public class LookAndFeel extends JFrame {
         try {
           UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java."+
             "swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
-        } catch(Exception e) {
+        } catch(ClassNotFoundException |
+                InstantiationException |
+                IllegalAccessException |
+                UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
           e.printStackTrace();
         }
         break;

gui/MessageBoxes.java

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class MessageBoxes extends JFrame {
     new JButton("3 Vals")
   };
   private JTextField txt = new JTextField(15);
-  private ActionListener al = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+  private ActionListener al = e -> {
     String id = ((JButton)e.getSource()).getText();
     switch (id) {
       case "Alert":

gui/MonitoredLongRunningCallable.java

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class MonitoredLongRunningCallable extends JFrame {
   private TaskManager<String,MonitoredCallable> manager =
     new TaskManager<>();
   public MonitoredLongRunningCallable() {
-    b1.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b1.addActionListener(e -> {
       MonitoredCallable task = new MonitoredCallable(
               new ProgressMonitor(
                       MonitoredLongRunningCallable.this,
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ public class MonitoredLongRunningCallable extends JFrame {
       manager.add(task);
       System.out.println(task + " added to the queue");
     });
-    b2.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b2.addActionListener(e -> {
       for(String result : manager.purge())
         System.out.println(result);
     });
-    b3.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b3.addActionListener(e -> {
       for(String result : manager.getResults())
         System.out.println(result);
     });

gui/Popup.java

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ public class Popup extends JFrame {
   public Popup() {
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());
     add(t);
-    ActionListener al = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+    ActionListener al = e ->
       t.setText(((JMenuItem)e.getSource()).getText());
-    };
     JMenuItem m = new JMenuItem("Hither");
     m.addActionListener(al);
     popup.add(m);

gui/Progress.java

@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ public class Progress extends JFrame {
     sb.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Slide Me"));
     pb.setModel(sb.getModel()); // Share model
     add(sb);
-    sb.addChangeListener((ChangeEvent e) -> {
+    sb.addChangeListener(e ->
-      pm.setProgress(sb.getValue());
+      pm.setProgress(sb.getValue()));
-    });
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     run(new Progress(), 300, 200);

gui/RadioButtons.java

@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ public class RadioButtons extends JFrame {
     rb1 = new JRadioButton("one", false),
     rb2 = new JRadioButton("two", false),
     rb3 = new JRadioButton("three", false);
-  private ActionListener al = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+  private ActionListener al = e ->
     t.setText("Radio button " +
       ((JRadioButton)e.getSource()).getText());
-  };
   public RadioButtons() {
     rb1.addActionListener(al);
     rb2.addActionListener(al);

gui/SimpleMenus.java

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import static net.mindview.util.SwingConsole.*;
 
 public class SimpleMenus extends JFrame {
   private JTextField t = new JTextField(15);
-  private ActionListener al = (ActionEvent e) -> {
+  private ActionListener al = e ->
     t.setText(((JMenuItem)e.getSource()).getText());
-  };
   private JMenu[] menus = {
     new JMenu("Winken"), new JMenu("Blinken"),
     new JMenu("Nod")

gui/SubmitLabelManipulationTask.java

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public class SubmitLabelManipulationTask {
     frame.setSize(300, 100);
     frame.setVisible(true);
     TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1);
-    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() ->
-      label.setText("Hey! This is Different!");
+      label.setText("Hey! This is Different!"));
-    });
   }
 } ///:~

gui/SubmitSwingProgram.java

@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ public class SubmitSwingProgram extends JFrame {
   }
   static SubmitSwingProgram ssp;
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> 
-      ssp = new SubmitSwingProgram();
+      ssp = new SubmitSwingProgram());
-    });
     TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1);
-    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() ->
-      ssp.label.setText("Hey! This is Different!");
+      ssp.label.setText("Hey! This is Different!"));
-    });
   }
 } ///:~

gui/TabbedPane1.java

@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ public class TabbedPane1 extends JFrame {
     for(String flavor : flavors)
       tabs.addTab(flavors[i],
         new JButton("Tabbed pane " + i++));
-    tabs.addChangeListener((ChangeEvent e) -> {
+    tabs.addChangeListener(e ->
       txt.setText("Tab selected: " +
-        tabs.getSelectedIndex());
+        tabs.getSelectedIndex()));
-    });
     add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, txt);
     add(tabs);
   }

gui/TextArea.java

@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ public class TextArea extends JFrame {
   public TextArea() {
     // Use up all the data:
     m.putAll(Countries.capitals());
-    b.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b.addActionListener(e -> {
       for(Map.Entry me : m.entrySet())
         t.append(me.getKey() + ": "+ me.getValue()+"\n");
     });
-    c.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    c.addActionListener(e -> t.setText(""));
-      t.setText("");
-    });
     setLayout(new FlowLayout());
     add(new JScrollPane(t));
     add(b);

gui/TextPane.java

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class TextPane extends JFrame {
   private static Generator sg =
     new RandomGenerator.String(7);
   public TextPane() {
-    b.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+    b.addActionListener(e -> {
       for(int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
         tp.setText(tp.getText() + sg.next() + "\n");
     });

initialization/ArraysOfPrimitives.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class ArraysOfPrimitives {
     int[] a2;
     a2 = a1;
     for(int i = 0; i < a2.length; i++)
-      a2[i] = a2[i] + 1;
+      a2[i] += 1;
     for(int i = 0; i < a1.length; i++)
       print("a1[" + i + "] = " + a1[i]);
   }

innerclasses/LambdaExpressions.java

@@ -1,15 +1,41 @@
 //: innerclasses/LambdaExpressions.java
+import static net.mindview.util.Print.*;
 
 interface Description {
   String brief();
 }
 
+interface Body {
+  String detailed(String head);
+}
+
+interface Multi {
+  String twoArg(String head, Double d);
+}
+
 public class LambdaExpressions {
   Description desc = new Description() {
     @Override
-    public String brief() { 
+    public String brief() {
-      return "Short info"; 
+      return "Short info";
     }
   };
-  Description desc2 = () -> "Short info";  
+  Description desc2 = () -> "Short info";
+
+  Body bod = (h) -> h + " More details";
+  Body bod2 = h -> h + " No Parens!";
+
+  Multi mult = (h, n) -> h + n;
+  // Parens are required with multiple args:
+  // Multi mult2 = h, n -> h + n; // Nope
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    LambdaExpressions le =
+      new LambdaExpressions();
+    print(le.desc.brief());
+    print(le.desc2.brief());
+    print(le.bod.detailed("Hi!"));
+    print(le.bod2.detailed("Oh!"));
+    print(le.mult.twoArg("Pi! ", 3.14159));
+  }
 } ///:~

innerclasses/build.xml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <jrun cls="Games" />
     <jrun cls="GreenhouseController" arguments='5000' />
     <jrun cls="InheritInner" />
+    <jrun cls="LambdaExpressions" />
     <jrun cls="LocalInnerClass" />
     <jrun cls="innerclasses.MultiImplementation" dirpath="../innerclasses" />
     <jrun cls="innerclasses.MultiInterfaces" dirpath="../innerclasses" />

net/mindview/atunit/AtUnit.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class AtUnit implements ProcessFiles.Strategy {
       if(!cName.contains("."))
         return; // Ignore unpackaged classes
       testClass = Class.forName(cName);
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
     TestMethods testMethods = new TestMethods();
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ public class AtUnit implements ProcessFiles.Strategy {
         }
         if(cleanup != null)
           cleanup.invoke(testObject, testObject);
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(IllegalAccessException |
+              IllegalArgumentException |
+              InvocationTargetException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }
@@ -137,14 +139,17 @@ public class AtUnit implements ProcessFiles.Strategy {
     if(creator != null) {
       try {
         return creator.invoke(testClass);
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(IllegalAccessException |
+              IllegalArgumentException |
+              InvocationTargetException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't run " +
           "@TestObject (creator) method.");
       }
     } else { // Use the default constructor:
       try {
         return testClass.newInstance();
-      } catch(Exception e) {
+      } catch(InstantiationException |
+              IllegalAccessException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create a " +
           "test object. Try using a @TestObject method.");
       }

net/mindview/atunit/ClassNameFinder.java

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ClassNameFinder {
       int super_class = data.readShort();
       return classNameTable.get(
         offsetTable.get(this_class)).replace('/', '.');
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(IOException | RuntimeException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

net/mindview/util/BasicGenerator.java

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ public class BasicGenerator<T> implements Generator<T> {
     try {
       // Assumes type is a public class:
       return type.newInstance();
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }

net/mindview/util/ProcessFiles.java

@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class ProcessFiles {
   }
   // Demonstration of how to use it:
   public static void main(String[] args) {
-    new ProcessFiles((File file) -> {
+    new ProcessFiles(file -> System.out.println(file),
-      System.out.println(file);
+      "java").start(args);
-    }, "java").start(args);
   }
 } /* (Execute to see output) *///:~

net/mindview/util/TaskManager.java

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ extends ArrayList<TaskItem<R,C>> {
       if(item.future.isDone()) {
         try {
           results.add(item.future.get());
-        } catch(Exception e) {
+        } catch(InterruptedException |
+                ExecutionException e) {
           throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         items.remove();

network/ChatterClient.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // {TimeOutDuringTesting}
 // Tests the ChatterServer by starting multiple 
 // clients, each of which sends datagrams.
-import java.lang.Thread;
 import java.net.*;
 import java.io.*;
 

network/MultiSimpleClient.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class MultiSimpleClient {
       if(SimpleClientThread.threadCount() 
          < MAX_THREADS)
         new SimpleClientThread(addr);
-      Thread.currentThread().sleep(100);
+      Thread.sleep(100);
     }
   }
 } ///:~

patterns/factory/ShapeFactory1.java

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ abstract class Shape {
   public abstract void erase();
   static Shape factory(String type) 
     throws BadShapeCreation {
-    if(type == "Circle") return new Circle();
+    if("Circle".equals(type)) return new Circle();
-    if(type == "Square") return new Square();
+    if("Square".equals(type)) return new Square();
     throw new BadShapeCreation(type);
   }
 }

patterns/trash/ParseTrash.java

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ public class ParseTrash {
       }
     } catch(IOException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(NumberFormatException |
+            Trash.PrototypeNotFoundException |
+            Trash.CannotCreateTrashException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }

patterns/trash/Trash.java

@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ public abstract class Trash {
           // new object:
           return (Trash)ctor.newInstance(
                   new Object[]{info.data});
-        } catch(Exception ex) {
+        } catch(NoSuchMethodException |
+                SecurityException |
+                InstantiationException |
+                IllegalAccessException |
+                IllegalArgumentException |
+                InvocationTargetException ex) {
           ex.printStackTrace();
           throw new CannotCreateTrashException();
         }

polymorphism/StaticPolymorphism.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class StaticSub extends StaticSuper {
 public class StaticPolymorphism {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     StaticSuper sup = new StaticSub(); // Upcast
-    System.out.println(sup.staticGet());
+    System.out.println(StaticSuper.staticGet());
     System.out.println(sup.dynamicGet());
   }
 } /* Output:

references/CopyConstructor.java

@@ -123,8 +123,14 @@ public class CopyConstructor {
       Object obj = ct.newInstance(new Object[] { t });
       System.out.println("In ripen2, t is a " +
         obj.getClass().getName());
+    } catch(NoSuchMethodException |
+            SecurityException |
+            InstantiationException |
+            IllegalAccessException |
+            IllegalArgumentException |
+            InvocationTargetException e) { 
+      System.out.println(e); 
     }
-    catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
   }
   public static void slice2(Fruit f) {
     try {
@@ -133,8 +139,14 @@ public class CopyConstructor {
       Object obj = ct.newInstance(new Object[] { f });
       System.out.println("In slice2, f is a " +
         obj.getClass().getName());
+    } catch(NoSuchMethodException | 
+            SecurityException | 
+            InstantiationException | 
+            IllegalAccessException | 
+            IllegalArgumentException | 
+            InvocationTargetException e) { 
+      System.out.println(e); 
     }
-    catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     Tomato tomato = new Tomato();

remote/ptime/DisplayPerfectTime.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Uses remote object PerfectTime
 // {RunByHand}
 package remote.ptime;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.rmi.*;
 import java.rmi.registry.*;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ public class DisplayPerfectTime {
       for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
         System.out.println("Perfect time = " +
           t.getPerfectTime());
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(NotBoundException |
+            MalformedURLException | 
+            RemoteException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }

remote/ptime/PerfectTime.java

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public class PerfectTime
       Naming.bind(
         "//MindviewToshibaLaptop:2005/PerfectTime", pt);
       System.out.println("Ready to do time");
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(RemoteException |
+            AlreadyBoundException |
+            MalformedURLException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }

typeinfo/FilledList.java

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ public class FilledList<T> {
     try {
       for(int i = 0; i < nElements; i++)
         result.add(type.newInstance());
-    } catch(Exception e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException | 
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
     return result;

typeinfo/pets/PetCreator.java

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ public abstract class PetCreator {
     int n = rand.nextInt(types().size());
     try {
       return types().get(n).newInstance();
-    } catch(InstantiationException e) {
+    } catch(InstantiationException | 
-      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            IllegalAccessException e) {
-    } catch(IllegalAccessException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }